President biden urged unity as america reflects on the attacks. Everybody says, biden, why do you insist on bringing the country together . Thats going to affect our wellbeing and how The World responds to us knowing that we can actually, in fact, lead by example. I think we can do it. Meantime, former President George Bush honored the lives lost on flight 93 in shanksville where President Biden also paid his respects to the victims. Contrast all this with the most recent former president , native new Yorker Donald Trump didnt attend any ceremony paying tribute to the victims today. However, he visited a new York City Fire Station and released a Video Statement to mark the anniversary where he discussed the attacks for about 30 seconds. Spent more than double that time slamming President Biden over Americas Withdrawal from afghanistan. Well, other president s honored the victims Today And Trump plans to wrap up his Day Comment take thing on a pay per View Boxing Match in florida. Forme
over 93,000 cases have been recorded in the past 2a hours a new record for a third consecutive day. documents from the government s scientific advisory group sage, seen by the bbc, suggest additional measures could be needed to slow the spread of the virus. 0ur health editor hugh pym has this report. it was a record day for boosters and unlike many other sites this week, there was no queueing at this walk in centre in barnsley, set up yesterday. we ve got a lot of vaccinators on site and a lot of admin support, so patients are getting a really good experience. they are in, they are out and away. but there is a warning that to slow the spread of the virus, the vaccination effort on its own may not be enough. papers from the expert sage committee seen by the bbc suggest that covid hospital admissions could double by the end of this month. scotland s first minister, meanwhile, said her prediction of a tsunami of cases was now coming true with 0micron the dominant strain of the
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the 0micron strain of coronavirus is continuing to spread rapidly around the world. here in the uk, over 93,000 cases have been recorded in the past 2a hours alone a new record for a third consecutive day. documents from the british government s scientific advisory group sage, seen by the bbc, suggest additional measures could be needed to slow the spread of the virus. 0ur health editor hugh pym has this report. it was a record day for boosters and unlike many other sites this week, there was no queueing at this walk in centre in barnsley, set up yesterday. we ve got a lot of vaccinators on site and a lot of admin support, so patients are getting a really good experience. they are in, they are out and away. but there s a warning that to slow the spread of the virus, the vaccination effort on its own may not be enough. papers from the expert sage committee seen by the bbc suggest that covid hospital admissions co
on borisjohnson the man appointed to investigate whether government christmas parties were held during lockdown last christmas has stepped down from the role after it emerged a party was held in his own department. hello. welcome to the programme. the french prime minister, jean castex, has likened the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus to lightning as he announced new measures to slow its advance. mr castex said major public parties and firework displays on new year s eve would be banned. the rapid spread of omicron has seen a raft of new restrictions brought in across europe. lucy grey has this report. as countries across europe and brace themselves for a sharp rise in cases due to the omicron variant, fidelity and travel are the main targets for the new restrictions. the omicron the new restrictions. the omicron variant - the new restrictions. the omicron variant of- the new restrictions. the omicron variant of the i the new restrictions. tue: omicron variant
legend who broke barriers and tributes pouring in after a fashion icon s tragic death. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening with the world health organization warning of a very high global risk, president biden tonight says the omicron covid variant is cause for concern and not a cause for panic. here s what we know as we come on the air tonight. the variant first identified in south africa has now been discovered in more than a dozen countries, including canada, raising concerns about the speed of its transmission late today the cdc recommending booster shots for everyone 18 and over who is beyond six months of their initial doses. white house officials say it may be two weeks before key questions are answered, including whether the omicron variant can evade vaccines the president tonight reassuring americans that new lockdowns are off the table. our team is in place with the very latest, starting with gabe gutierrez. reporter: tonight, with the